Speakers
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Chris Hitchen -
Jeff Houston -
Denise Le Gal Chair, Brunel Pensions Partnership -
Suzie Imber -
Dawid Konotey-Ahulu -
Karen Shackleton -
Neil Mason Strategic Finance Manager, Surrey County Council
Neil is Strategic Finance Manager at Surrey County Council with responsibility for the Surrey Pension Fund. He leads the team that won Fund Governance of the year in the 2018 LAPF Investment Awards.
Along with its 11 partner funds, Surrey is part of the Border to Coast asset pool. Transitioning of assets moves on a pace and continues to be an exciting and challenging project.
Neil is the independent member of the Local Pension Board of the London Borough of Hounslow and a member of the PLSA Policy Board; he also chairs the London pension officers group.
He has a degree in history and is (still) a season ticket holder at QPR; his academic background allowing him to understand that they have always been hopeless.
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George Graham Fund Director, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
George joined the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority as Fund Director in February 2018 and is responsible for the management of all the various aspects of the Authority’s activity. Previously he was Managing Director of LPP’s pension administration business, having led the Lancashire County Pension Fund prior to the transfer of its staff to LPP as part of the creation of the joint venture with the London Pension Fund Authority.
A fellow of CIPFA George’s previous career in local government finance involved roles as Deputy County Treasurer at Lancashire County Council, Director of Resources at Rossendale BC and Director of Finance at Chorley BC preceded by roles at Northamptonshire CC and Oxfordshire CC where he did his CIPFA training.
